Pick at the pops

Just how short of inspiration was Chris Martin when he sat down to write Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’? After Joe Satriani’s plagiarism allegations, another indignant artist has crept out of the woodwork. Here’s Yusuf Islam (or Cat Stevens to his, er, mum): “There’s been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani, but if you listen to it, it’s mine! It’s ‘The Foreigner Suite’, it is!” Where will ...

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